Acute Gastroenteritis During Childhood in Bolu, Turkey: 3 years of experience

Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health

关键词: Acute gastroenteritis;    child;    etiological agents;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We evaluated 6563 children with the complaint of diarrhea. 29.1% were below 2 years of age, 37.4% were 2-5 years of age and 33.3% were over 5 years of age. 22.3% were admitted during spring, 33.5% were admitted during summer, 23.6% were admitted during autumn and 20.4% were admitted during winter. Rotavirus antigen was found in 16.1% cases. 7.6% of the patients were hospitalized. The direct medical cost for out-patient's clinic was $18.7 and for hospitalized patients was $74.3. The most common agent in the childhood gastroenteritis was rotavirus. Viral agents were identified frequently during winter and bacterial and parasitic agents were identified frequently during summer.

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